Defense Systems Technical Writer

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A defense technology company in Costa Mesa is looking for a Technical Writer to create and maintain user documentation for military products. The successful candidate will collaborate with engineering and operations teams, ensuring that technical manuals and guides are user-friendly and meet customer needs. With a focus on supporting defense capabilities, candidates must have a proven track record in technical documentation and the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance. This role is critical for enhancing user understanding of sophisticated defense tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of demonstrated excellence generating technical documentation.
• Experience writing technical user-facing documentation.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Generate, review, and edit user-focused documentation.
• Evaluate and prioritize tasks to support documentation efforts.
• Help build a culture of technical documentation within the team.

Skills

Technical documentation generation

Reading engineering documentation

Interpersonal communication

Content creation in various formats

Job description

A defense technology company in Costa Mesa is looking for a Technical Writer to create and maintain user documentation for military products. The successful candidate will collaborate with engineering and operations teams, ensuring that technical manuals and guides are user-friendly and meet customer needs. With a focus on supporting defense capabilities, candidates must have a proven track record in technical documentation and the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance. This role is critical for enhancing user understanding of sophisticated defense tools.